Contrary to what you might assume, I did not become a detective on some quixotic quest to solve my childhood mystery.
-- Narrator (Chapter 1)

Importance: Rob clears up any misconceptions that the reader might have about his intentions in becoming a detective right away. He says that he never had any plan to try to investigate or solve Peter and Jamie’s case.

It was so obvious that I was embarrassed nobody had thought of it. A detective wounded on duty gets his or her choice of assignment.
-- Narrator (Chapter 1)

Importance: Rob notes how the men in the Murder Squad make guesses as to how Cassie managed to get a spot in their elite squad. Their guesses range from Cassie having slept with a politician to her being the illegitimate daughter of a politician. Rob learns the truth about Cassie’s appointment, that she was injured on the job and got to choose the department to which...